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Complete the table and draw the fourth stage of the pattern. The pattern is formed by triangles made of matchsticks.

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Part 3.1· 4 steps

Complete the table

  1. Analyze the pattern for "Number of matchsticks".

    The sequence is 3, 5, 7. The difference between consecutive terms is 5−3=25-3=2 and 7−5=27-5=2. This is an arithmetic sequence where each term increases by 2.

  2. Complete the "Number of matchsticks" row.

    For Pattern 4: 7+2=97 + 2 = 9
    For Pattern 10: Using the rule 1+(2×Pattern number)1 + (2 \times \text{Pattern number}), for Pattern 10, it's 1+(2×10)=1+20=211 + (2 \times 10) = 1 + 20 = 21.

  3. Complete the "Repeated addition" row.

    For Pattern 4: 1+2+2+2+21+2+2+2+2
    For Pattern 10: 1+(2 repeated 10 times)1 + (2 \text{ repeated 10 times})

  4. Complete "The rule" row.

    For Pattern 4: 1+(2×4)1+(2\times4)
    For Pattern 10: 1+(2×10)1+(2\times10)

    Here is the completed table:

    Pattern number123410
    Number of matchsticks3579\boxed{9}21\boxed{21}
    Repeated addition1+21+2+21+2+2+21+2+2+2+2\boxed{1+2+2+2+2}1+(2 repeated 10 times)\boxed{1+(2 \text{ repeated 10 times})}
    The rule1+(2×1)1+(2×2)1+(2×3)1+(2×4)\boxed{1+(2\times4)}1+(2×10)\boxed{1+(2\times10)}

Part 3.2

Draw the fourth stage in the space provided below

The pattern consists of triangles joined side-by-side.

  • Pattern 1: 1 triangle (3 matchsticks)
  • Pattern 2: 2 triangles (5 matchsticks)
  • Pattern 3: 3 triangles (7 matchsticks)
  • Pattern 4: 4 triangles (9 matchsticks)

The fourth stage will be four triangles connected in a row, sharing vertical matchsticks.

   /\  /\  /\  /\
  /__\/__\/__\/__\

(Please draw this in the provided box, ensuring the triangles are connected.)

Part 3.3· 3 steps

Use the general rule to find the number of matchsticks you will use to build a pattern with 20 triangles.

  1. Identify the general rule from the table.

    The general rule for the number of matchsticks (MM) for a given pattern number (NN) is:

    M=1+(2×N)M = 1 + (2 \times N)
  2. Substitute the number of triangles into the rule.

    Here, the number of triangles is N=20N = 20.

    M=1+(2×20)M = 1 + (2 \times 20)
  3. Calculate the number of matchsticks.

    M=1+40M = 1 + 40 M=41M = 41

    The number of matchsticks needed for 20 triangles is 41\boxed{41}.

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